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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Narrative.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 4, what is Hamlet about on a deeper level?
(a) The collapse of Elizabethan England.
(b) The greed of lineage.
(c) Family betrayal.
(d) The downfall of Rome.

2. According to Chapter 2, "What is Literature and Does it Matter?" what makes up the bulk of written work prior to modern literature?
(a) Letters and sermons.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Sermons.
(d) Letters.

3. By creating a vague story or lead character In literature, Culler suggests that the author hopes to achieve what response from the reader?
(a) Projection.
(b) All of these.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Frustration.

4. What is the significance of published literature, according to Culler?
(a) A book is paid for.
(b) A book is available for the masses.
(c) A book is declared worthy to read.
(d) It can catapult an author to fame.

5. What human need, according to Culler, drives the desire to hear the conclusion of a story?
(a) The need for resolution.
(b) The need for conflict.
(c) The need for love.
(d) The need for knowledge and understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective describes a narrator who knows everything, even thoughts of other characters?

2. According to Chapter 6, what is the result of a great narrative?

3. According to Culler, what is a classic ideal that appears in many novels?

4. According to Chapter 6, what do readers seem to enjoy in narratives?

5. Who is the narrator in "What Maisie Knew"?

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